Adventures of a cricket, 70 years after

Adventures of a cricket, 70 years after

(VoVoworld) – Over the past 70 years, “Adventures of a Cricket", written by To Hoai, has become a close friend of many generations of Vietnamese children. Every sentence, every paragraph, and every image...
Japan delays FTA with South Korea and China

Japan delays FTA with South Korea and China

Japan’s Sankei newspaper has reported that Japan has delayed plan to start trilateral Free Trade Agreement negotiation with South Korea and China in the context of increasingly tense diplomatic ties...

Indonesia arrests 11 in terror strike plots

An Indonesian anti-terror squad arrested 11 militants who were plotting a series of strikes — including an attack against a U.S. embassy. The suspects, who are believed to belong to a local...
Autumn in Hanoi

Autumn in Hanoi

(VOV) - Visitors to Hanoi at this time of year have the chance to enjoy the feel of its romantic and poetic scenes
Iraqi vice-president sentenced in absentia to death

Iraqi vice-president sentenced in absentia to death

Iraq’s fugitive Sunni vice-president Tareq al-Hashemi was sentenced on Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fuelled sectarian tensions...
Ramadan ends on unpeaceful note

Ramadan ends on unpeaceful note

(VOVworld)- The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is over. According Ramadan tradition, people were supposed to pray and do good deeds during this month, but conflicts and bloody clashes in...
47 killed in Baghdad bombings

47 killed in Baghdad bombings

Two car bombs and a roadside bombing shook the Iraqi capital of Baghdad yesterday, claiming 47 lives and wounding 105 others
Iraq’s security remains a big question

Iraq’s security remains a big question

(VOVworld) – Although half a year has gone since American forces lowered its flag in Baghdad last December marking 9 years of its operations in Iraq, the country’s security remains a big...
July 18 2012

July 18 2012

This week, we would like to begin with a letter from Rumen Pankov of Bulgaria, who has two questions for us. The first question is: with how many countries has Vietnam established...
Enjoying the sunset from 10,000 metres

Enjoying the sunset from 10,000 metres

(VOV) - Enjoying the sunset is normal, but it can be miraculous from a height of 10,000 metres. Sitting on plane 10,000m in the air passengers usually see only white clouds through the...
Buddhist monk stays on Truong Sa Islands

Buddhist monk stays on Truong Sa Islands

(VOVworld) – Venerable Thich Giac Nghia is one of the first six Buddhist monks in Khanh Hoa who volunteered to relocate to the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands to manage temples there. He...
Sunset on West Lake

Sunset on West Lake

(VOV) - Strolling along Hanoi's Thanh Nien Road near Ho Tay (West Lake), you can enjoy a stunning view of the sunset without going to the top of any building or out to any suburb...

Tran Dang Khoa - About General Giap

(VOV) - A story about the legendary general being my first houseguest of the New Year happened long ago. It slept silently in some corner of my memory until a VOV...
Iraq faces recurring violence

Iraq faces recurring violence

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi. The Iraq’s highest-ranking Sunni official is accused of being involved in...